as in brave
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament
the courageous decision to quit rather than obey an illegal order
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Recent Examples of courageous
With 72% of employees avoiding conflict, missed opportunities cost organizations dearly—but teams leveraging the simplest collaboration tools can more easily foster courageous communication and experience a 79% boost in transparency and effectiveness.
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Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Why would anyone want to negate or ignore courageous contributions, some made with great sacrifice, to our country?
—Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Richard and Diane Nares co-founded the Emilio Nares Foundation in 2002 in memory of their son Emilio who lost his courageous fight with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at five years old.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
The victim is being remembered as a courageous and confident woman, who had conviction in herself.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Why would anyone want to negate or ignore courageous contributions, some made with great sacrifice, to our country?
—Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Richard and Diane Nares co-founded the Emilio Nares Foundation in 2002 in memory of their son Emilio who lost his courageous fight with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at five years old.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
The victim is being remembered as a courageous and confident woman, who had conviction in herself.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for courageous
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The National Police Office will fully take care of the benefits and welfare of the families of the 5 brave policemen.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Holocaust survivor Marian Turski warned us all to be vigilant against indifference for good reason: turning inward at times of strife prevents us from being brave and leads to the exploitation of the vulnerable.—
Robert Williams,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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Known for their fearless improvisation and genre-defying performances, the trio’s performance in a hall, on the grounds of a former convent, was a 45-minute, intense, non-stop wall of sound.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Beyoncé's energy has always radiated the passionate, headstrong spirit of this Fire sign, whether in her performances or her fearless business ventures.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Without every last one of those points, there’s no telling whether No. 1 Duke would’ve survived No. 4 Arizona’s valiant comeback attempt.—
The Athletic College Basketball Staff,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Cybertruck is indeed a valiant effort in doing something new, and that’s not what most manufacturers dare to do.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Apr. 2025
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Internet users were gripped by Chewy's antics and the heroic rescue, leading to more than 4,200 comments on the TikTok post so far.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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The subsequent two hours unfold in the broadest of brush strokes as the heroic Anakin devolves into a yellow-eyed, child-slaughtering psychopath in a preposterously short amount of time.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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For nearly a century after the Civil War, terroristic lynchings of Black men in the South were frequently justified as gallant acts by white men to protect their wives and daughters.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Apr. 2025
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An elaborate ideology confers legitimacy upon the Kim family: according to the country’s founding myth, Kim Il Sung led a gallant band of guerilla fighters in the bitter winds of Manchuria to defeat the Japanese, liberate the Korean people, and establish the North Korean state.—
JENNIFER LIND,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Oct. 2010
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From bold predictions about who's walking out with championship gold to sit-downs with WWE superstars on the verge of history, this preshow is serving as your all-access pass into the chaos, glory, and drama that makes WrestleMania the biggest spectacle in sports entertainment.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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Also, the Fed must be free to move quickly to deploy bold strategies, such as its bond-buying campaign during the 2008 financial crisis and emergency lending measures during the COVID-19 recession of 2020, Conti-Brown said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Courageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courageous. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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